We're three days out from the Chicago Marathon. Lots of stuff to digest in the men's race.

-After running 2:01 in his first 2 marathons, what can Kenyan star Kelvin Kiptum do?
-Conner Mantz is ready for 2:07 or faster
-What can we expect from Galen Rupp?
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Belated 2023 NCAA women's XC preview. Biggest storylines include:

-NC State's stars decide to run it back
-NAU & Florida use transfers to become podium contenders
-Why Colorado is a huge wild card

letsrun.com/news/2023/09/2…

Your guide to the 2023 NCAA men's XC season.

-NAU still the team to beat but stacked OSU squad should challenge again
-The freshman class is loaded, but how many will race this fall?
-Meet Habtom Samuel and Denis Kipngetich
-What's the deal with Oregon?
letsrun.com/news/2023/09/2…

Belated 2023 NCAA women's XC preview. Biggest storylines include:

-NC State's stars decide to run it back
-NAU & Florida use transfers to become podium contenders
-Why Colorado is a huge wild card

letsrun.com/news/2023/09/2…

Your guide to the 2023 NCAA men's XC season.

-NAU still the team to beat but stacked OSU squad should challenge again
-The freshman class is loaded, but how many will race this fall?
-Meet Habtom Samuel and Denis Kipngetich
-What's the deal with Oregon?
letsrun.com/news/2023/09/2…

What went down at the 2023 World Road Running Championships in Latvia:

-Hobbs Kessler won the men's mile
-Diribe Welteji stunned Faith Kipyegon in the women's mile
-Peres Jepchirchir won her 3rd World Half title
-Kenya went 1-2-3 in both half marathons

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What went down at the 2023 World Road Running Championships in Latvia:

-Hobbs Kessler won the men's mile
-Diribe Welteji stunned Faith Kipyegon in the women's mile
-Peres Jepchirchir won her 3rd World Half title
-Kenya went 1-2-3 in both half marathons

letsrun.com/news/2023/10/2…

We've got more big-time road action this weekend in Riga: it's the World Athletics Road Running Championships.

The meet formerly known as the World Half will now crown champions in the mile, 5k, and 13.1.

Here's who's running -- and who will win:
letsrun.com/news/2023/09/2…

We've got more big-time road action this weekend in Riga: it's the World Athletics Road Running Championships.

The meet formerly known as the World Half will now crown champions in the mile, 5k, and 13.1.

Here's who's running -- and who will win:
letsrun.com/news/2023/09/2…

And the #1 training shoe of Fall 2023 is.... letsrun.com/news/2023/09/t…

At first glance, Tigst Assefa's 2:11:53 WR seems SHOCKING, but is it really that crazy? Consider this stat. letsrun.com/news/2023/09/w…

Also in our latest podcast, Mike & I discuss super shoes: How they've changed running, undermined confidence in performances, and invalidated comparisons with times from just one generation ago: podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the… Plus, I wrote this on LetsRun.com letsrun.com/news/2023/09/s…

(1/2) These fascinating comments to LetsRun.com from Ross Tucker bum me out! I've long thought super shoes muddy comparisons to pre-super races, but didn't realize performance response to the tech varies *hugely* from athlete to athlete, swamping ability differences. 😬

LetsRun.com Ross Tucker (2/2) Here's the LetsRun.com piece: letsrun.com/news/2023/09/s…

At first glance, Tigst Assefa's 2:11:53 WR seems SHOCKING, but is it really that crazy? Consider this stat. letsrun.com/news/2023/09/w…

New podcast episode!

-Making sense of Tigst Assefa's 2:11:53 WR
-Kipchoge's place in the current marathon world
-American men come up short of Olympic standard -- will the US send 3 to Paris?
-NCAA XC is back

podcast.letsrun.com/episode/4ffeb2…

Tigst Assefa's marathon WR gets front-page coverage on America's largest newspaper. How was it covered where you live? Discuss here: letsrun.com/forum/flat_rea…

If you slept in, here's what you missed in the men's race at the 2023 Berlin Marathon.

-Kipchoge is back! 2:02:42 for his 5th Berlin win and 16th (!) career marathon victory
-Master's world record 2:05:10 for Tadesse Abraham
-No Americans get Oly standard
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How fast was Tigist Assefa moving at the end of today's Berlin Marathon?

She covered the 2.195k segment from 40k to the finish in 6:40 -- just four seconds slower than Eliud Kipchoge ran for the same segment.

Full story on a barrier-breaking run:
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